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Dortmund: 400 football fans brawl in organized fight

Around 400 football hooligans appear to have been involved in what local police suspect may have been a pre-arranged fight near Dortmund on Saturday evening.

At about 10 p.m., a train carrying supporters of second-division side Schalke 04 back from their team’s 2-0 win away at Magdeburg was twice brought to a halt just east of Dortmund after an emergency break was pulled.

The second time, a large group of Schalke “risk fans” reportedly exited the train and headed into a wooded area where police believe they encountered a group of “violently inclined” rival fans of Borussia Dortmund and FC Cologne.

Police later stopped around 300 Schalke fans, 90 Dortmund fans and five Cologne fans, many of whom had red marks on their hands and faces, according to a police spokesman.

Officers also reportedly found mixed martial arts (MMA) gloves, boxing handwraps, gum-guards and balaclavas in the area, and have charged some of those allegedly involved with breach of the peace, grievous bodily harm and interference with rail traffic.

The rivalry between neighbors Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04 is one of the most intense in Germany but, with the latter currently in Bundesliga 2, the two haven’t met for a men’s first-team “Revierderby” since a 2-2 draw in March 2023.

Despite the rivalry, derby matches generally pass off peacefully, but small elements of both clubs’ fanbases are inclined towards more violent confrontations.

It’s not uncommon for hooligans to pre-arrange fights with similarly-minded rivals in secluded areas such as woodlands, a practice which is nevertheless illegal.

After drawing 4-4 away at Juventus in the Champions League in midweek, Borussia Dortmund host VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga on Sunday evening

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